NU basketball team honored

Published 8:00 pm, Monday, July 13, 2009

Four GLIAC women's basketball teams, including Northwood, were named to the NCAA Division II Academic Top 25 Honor Roll recently, the league announced Monday.

Along with NU, Ashland, Michigan Tech, and Findlay also earned Academic Top 25 honors.

Northwood went 21-8 last season and reached the NCAA Tournament for the first time in school history, setting school records for single-season wins and winning percentage in the process. The Timberwolves placed seven student-athletes on the GLIAC All-Academic team and finished with the 16th-best team grade point average (3.471) in Division II, placing NU on the Honor Roll for the third straight year.

Ashland, which finished 17-11, was third in the nation with a team GPA of 3.647.

Tech went 27-7, finished at No. 8 in the final national poll, and won both the GLIAC and Midwest Region championships before losing in the national quarterfinals. The Huskies' team GPA of 3.653 was fourth-best in the nation.

Findlay, which finished at 14-13, was 13th in the nation with a GPA of 3.495.